Guitars and basses will, so often, require the player to make some sort of compromise. Hardware and setup decisions probably need to be made with some give and take.
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Check it out. A treasure trove of Rowe-DeArmond information. This is what the web was made for.
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Your pickups are too high.
Well, if you're like most guitarists and bassists, your pickups are too high. Sure, it's all about the power but there are a number of drawbacks to setting your pickups too close to the strings.
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After setting up a Precision Bass, I frequently get asked about the pickups. Players notice I've done something different there.
Well, it's an easy job to balance out the string output on a P-Bass. Check it out…
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Another case of hidden screws. Because these are the sorts of things that slowed me up in the past, when I come across one (and when I remember to photograph it), I'll pass it on and hopefully help others in the future.
The original Taylor Expression System used a pair of AA batteries. Usually, these are problem free but, sometimes, a battery can get stuck in its housing. Grrr.
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I worked on a Strat-style guitar recently. It was a HSS configuration and there was no output from either of the single coil pickups.
I opened it up to start troubleshooting and spotted the (slightly odd) problem pretty quickly.
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Most players face the UPGRADE Vs NEW GUITAR dilemma at some point (or at many points). It can be a difficult decision to make. Sometimes the way forward is clear but sometimes there's no easy answer. Before you make the call, here's a little food for thought.
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